Dar es Salaam vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$315	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	44	31
😀 Quality of life	55	42
🏙️ Population	4.72M	116K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 8% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6696th and 7072nd ($720 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Tanzania and Thailand, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 5965th and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Pattaya

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	Dar es Salaam	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$8397

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509